Present Circumstances and Statistics
There are 8,000 children in residential care
33% of children in care have three or more placements each year.
11,000 children leave care and move into independence aged 16, 17 or 18.
In 2015, 4% of children who live in children’s homes gained 5 or more good GCSEs, compared to 16% of all children in care and 58% of their peers.
Our Standards
Looked after children need stable placements, somewhere they can feel safe and not worry about moving on without proper preparation. This will enable them to overcome trauma and develop attachment skills
Promoting education and having high aspirations for each child to ensure that the children on our care achieve their full potential and open up all the opportunities available to them.
Social pedagogy provides an empowering, relationship-centred approach to supporting children who live in residential care. Learn more.
We need a new generation of our best people to work with our most vulnerable children.